January 12, 2013

Bali, Indonesia

Daily offerings of rice, flowers, fruit, insence, water and perhaps a few coins are made at temples, at homes, in front of restaurants and shops, and even on scooters for good luck and safe travels. 

Balinese ceremonial umbrella in traditional fabric - black and white - good and evil.

Pura Ulan Danu Bratan - temple on the lake in the mountains of central Bali.

Pura Tanah Lot - the sea temple in the Indian Ocean.

A lovely elder woman outside her small shop.

Food carried elegently along a sidewalk in Ubud.

Cute school girl on her way home.

Rice terraces near Jutiluwih on the slopes of the volcano.

Manual labour by women in Bali .....

..... done side by side with the men.

Traditional bamboo hat worn in the heat of the day.

Balinese artist Nyoman Sudira's painting at his small studio along a footpath in the rice fields.

Balinese dancer at Pura Taman Saraswati outdoor performance in Ubud.